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Order Management

Business Scenario

 


Key Performance Indicators

  • Sales
  • Create Customer Order Costs as a % of Order Management Costs
  • Order Entry
  • Order Entry and Maintenance Costs
  • Sales Cycle Time (Orders)
  • SAP Best Practices

  • Available preconfigured scenarios in SAP Best Practices for High Tech - Software
  • Partner Opportunities

  • Partner Opportunities in High Tech - Software

  • Enables companies to create inquiries and quotations, enter orders, configure solutions, products and services, determine pricing, and track, manage, and bill orders. Manages the delivery and shipment of software binaries and associated physical materials such as documentation. This is for new installations, software fixes, and the delivery of the electronic license or license key.

    Business Goals & Objectives


    Increasing Revenue

    Improve RFQ/RFP processes

    Reducing Operating Costs & Increasing Efficiency

    Reduce administration, improve business processes
    Reduce order processing costs
    Reduce transaction costs

     



    Business Processes

    Browsing for and Selecting ProductsSAP Component or Feature Available
    You can use this business process to enable your business partners (B2B) and customers (B2C) to search for and select products in your Web shop.

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP ERP
  • SAP Sales Management for High Tech
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    Sales Order ProcessingSAP Component or Feature Available

    This business process makes it possible for you to deliver a specific product configuration and quantity, or to provide a service at a specific time. During sales order processing, a sales organization accepts the sales order and is responsible for fulfilling the contract.

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP ERP
  • SAP Sales Management for High Tech
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    Release Order ProcessingSAP Component or Feature Available
    Customers use release orders to order products from a contract. Release order processing is mutually beneficial to the customer and supplier: On the one hand, the customer receives products at the favorable terms and conditions previously agreed upon and does not have to re-negotiate every time they order a product. On the other hand, because the contract is automatically updated with the number of release orders as well as total released quantities or values, the supplier remains constantly informed about the level of sales for these products.

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP ERP
  • SAP Sales Management for High Tech
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    Entitlement CreationSAP Component or Feature Available

    Creation of associated entitlement from a sale, and/or issuance of a unique identification number for a software license, so that it can be tracked in the installed base, and also used for customer authentication.

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP ERP
  • SAP Sales Management for High Tech
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    Electronic License / License Key Generation

    Passes information required for electronic license/license key to an electronic license/key generator. Distributes the electronic license/license key to the customer, and stores it in the customer installed base. Uses the license key as a unique identifier to allow the customer to activate the license or additional features within the license.

     
    Electronic Software Delivery

    Delivers the software binary to the customer via electronic means. Enables downloads software from the Internet.

     
    Software Logistics ExecutionSAP Component or Feature Available

    Manages the final assembly, delivery, and shipment of software binaries and associated physical materials, such as documentation, CDs and hardware. With delivery processing, the goods are shipped and all relevant associated documents are printed out.

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP ERP
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    Credit Memo ProcessingSAP Component or Feature Available

    Credit memo request processing supports adjusted in prices for circumstances where customers have been overcharged, or products are de-installed / returned, or a complaint is made about a service or performance.

    After a detailed check, the credit memo can be either released or rejected. If the credit memo is released, the customer receives a credit memo for the full amount to be credited

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP ERP
  • SAP Sales Management for High Tech
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    Sales Quotation and Order AnalysisSAP Component or Feature Available

    You can use this business process to analyze sales quotations and sales orders. This enables you to monitor the sales transactions that have taken place in your organization at a detailed level.

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP ERP
  • SAP Sales Management for High Tech
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